To cut in Photoshop, here are the common step-by-step methods:
- Open your image in Photoshop.
- Select the area you want to cut out using selection tools like:
- Quick Selection Tool (drag over the area)
- Object Selection Tool (frame the object)
- Polygonal Lasso Tool (manually outline the area with points)
- Magic Wand Tool (for areas of similar color)
- Refine your selection if needed by using Select and Mask to smooth or feather edges.
- Once selected:
- Press Delete or Backspace to remove the selected area.
- Or use Edit > Cut (Ctrl+X/Cmd+X) to cut the area.
- To move or reuse the cut area, open another file or layer and use Edit > Paste (Ctrl+V/Cmd+V).
- For non-destructive editing, create a Layer Mask from your selection instead of deleting pixels.
For intricate details like hair, use the Refine Edge brush in Select and Mask. A quick beginner-friendly tool is the Polygonal Lasso Tool to manually outline complex shapes. These methods allow easy cutting and isolating of parts of an image for editing or compositing elsewhere in Photoshop.
